Ross Broadfoot

Ross Broadfoot
Personal information
Full name Patrick Ross Broadfoot
Date of birth 8 March 1985
Place of birth London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 94kg
School(s) attended Whitgift School
University(s) University of Cambridge
Club information
Position(s) Fly-half
Current club Jersey
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)


2008-2010
2010-2011
2011-		London Irish
Leicester Tigers
Cambridge
Richmond
Jersey
Representative teams
1999-2001England Group Schools
England u-18
England u-19
England u-21
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Patrick Ross Broadfoot[1] (born 8 March 1985) is an English rugby union player from Lewisham, London, England who plays for RFU Championship side Jersey as a Fly-half.[2]

Early life

Broadfoot was educated at Whitgift School[3] in Croydon before moving to the University of Cambridge.[4] He also plays cricket.[5]

Career

Broadfoot started playing rugby for Whitgift School, where he won the Daily Mail Cup, before he was signed to London Irish's academy[6] where he quickly rose through it, eventually becoming part of the London Irish squad while still a student at Cambridge University.[7] From there, he moved to Leicester Tigers and played for their first team in the English Premiership. After a lack of opportunities at Leicester, in 2008 he moved to Cambridge R.U.F.C., where he became captain in the same year, in order to focus more on his studies.[7] In 2010 after graduating from Cambridge University, Broadfoot moved to Richmond F.C. in order to also work as a commodities trader in London.[4] In 2011, he moved to Jersey[8] where despite Jersey being a full-time club, Broadfoot remained a part-time player.[9] In his debut season for Jersey Broadfoot, along with fellow Jersey player Michael Le Bourgeois, was listed as one of the top ten kickers in National League 1.[10]

Representative career

Broadfoot has represented England Group Schools between 1999-2001.[5] In addition, he has represented England under-18s[3] He has also represented England at under-19 and under-21 level.[11] While at university, Broadfoot represented Cambridge in their Varsity Match against Oxford University.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ross Broadfoot". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Player profiles". Jersey RFC. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Broadfoot earns plaudits in defeat". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Amos, Stuart (2010-11-25). "Broadfoot happy with city slicker life at Richmond". Epsom Guardian. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Coach Wells reveals new Tigers squad". RFU. 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "London Irish sign Cambridge pair". BBC Sport. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 McKechnie, Graham (2008-03-12). "Broadfoot hoping for Irish chance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Three more sign up for National I". This Is Jersey. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Harvey rings the changes". This Is Jersey. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  10. ↑ "Week 28 results roundup with week 29, 21st April match". Rugby Network. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Ross Broadfoot - Leicester's Big Kicker?". Leicester Tigers. 2004-07-05. Retrieved 2013-01-06.